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Caribou Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Caribou (#816C5E), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#816C5E
#538B89
#545989
#594537
#79AFAD

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Caribou#816C5E129, 108, 9424°, 16%, 44%0, 16, 27, 49
Evora#538B8983, 139, 137178°, 25%, 44%40, 0, 1, 45
Wild Elderberry#54598984, 89, 137234°, 24%, 43%39, 35, 0, 46
Brown Derby#59453789, 69, 5525°, 24%, 28%0, 22, 38, 65
Galaxy Green#79AFAD121, 175, 173178°, 25%, 58%31, 0, 1, 31

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #594537 on #79AFAD3.67:1AA large
Aa #545989 on #79AFAD2.70:1—
Aa #538B89 on #5945372.33:1—
Aa #816C5E on #79AFAD2.02:1—
Aa #816C5E on #5945371.82:1—
Aa #538B89 on #5459891.71:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #816c5e; /* Caribou */
  --color-2: #538b89; /* Evora */
  --color-3: #545989; /* Wild Elderberry */
  --color-4: #594537; /* Brown Derby */
  --color-5: #79afad; /* Galaxy Green */
}

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Questions

What colors go with Caribou?

In a split-complementary scheme: Evora (#538B89), Wild Elderberry (#545989), Brown Derby (#594537), Galaxy Green (#79AFAD).

What is the hex code of Caribou?

#816C5E.